[The extreme flat nose, its formation and correction (author's transl)].

The extremely flat nose is a handicap because of nasal airway obstruction, and its consequences, and cosmetic unsightliness. This problem which is rarely discussed in the literature is considered to be inherited. We feel that it is also traumatic in origin. Two patients are presented in whom trauma to the nose is known to have occurred at birth by obstetric forceps. The surgical correction of the flat nose should restore normal function and produce a cosmetically satisfactory result.